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In the hidden job market, the problem is not visibility, it’s clarity
The hidden job market does not reward effort alone. It rewards executives who have done the harder internal work first – clarity about who they are and how consistently they express it....
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Cybersecurity for tomorrow, with IMD professor Öykü Işık
September 1, 2022 in Management Cast • 1 min read • 
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In Episode 12 of ManagementCast, IMD Professor Öykü Isik discusses the future of Cybersecurity, and how to prepare for it...
Why CMOs are moving on when they should be stepping up
August 31, 2022 • by Allyson Stewart-Allen in CEO Circle • 7 min read
As marketing leaders stay in their roles for shorter and shorter periods, turnover of CMOs is becoming an issue – but a shift in mindset could reverse that trend...
Prepare to pivot: four lessons learned from building a startup
August 30, 2022 • by Yulia Voloshchuk in Sustainability • 5 min read
One of the co-founders of sustainable energy startup IntellSol discusses the importance of viewing your original idea as a first draft that will evolve as you gain more knowledge of the market...
How to introduce mindfulness into your organization and why you should
As the workplace continues to be a source of significant stress, leaders should consider mindfulness as a tool to benefit both themselves and their teams. But what is mindfulness and how can...
Enabling organizations to be AI driven
August 26, 2022 in Career path • 4 min read • Podcast available
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is having an ever-growing impact on the global economy. AI Success Director at leading AI platform, DataRobot, and IMD alumni Alberto Martinez Camus is helping companies ensure that the...
The CEO of Wärtsilä on the transformation in maritime industries today
August 25, 2022 in CEO Dialogue podcast series • 1 min read • Podcast available
Håkan Agnevall, President and CEO of Wärtsilä, discusses the transformation facing the maritime and energy industries today...
Why boards need to take action on power-hungry leaders
August 24, 2022 • by Richard Holden in Leadership • 5 min read
Leaders who consolidate power through retaining decision-making rights are willing to sacrifice their organization’s expected earnings in order to retain control....
Maritime and energy sectors will transform through green fuels and balancing power
As the shipping and energy industries face the biggest regulatory and market transition in 30 years, Wärtsilä’s CEO calls on leaders to accelerate decarbonization in an exclusive IMD CEO Dialogue....
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